Bob, you have been talking about this values stuff for years. You have never spelt it out. Values are some of the most hard-wired aspects of a persons sense of self. What one believes about how the world works (what I call the paradigm) is much more changeable. For example, I used to believe that financial panics like those in 1873, 1893 or 1929-32 did not happen anymore. So did a lot of people. Then 2008 happened. I changed my mind, so, I imagine, did lots of people. Another example. Dick Cheney and many others believed that whereas US meddling in the ME might lead to blowback overseas, it posed no threat to the homeland. Then 911 happened, and Dick Cheney seemed to lose his marbles.
In neither of these situation did values (i.e. emotionally-charged beliefs) change. I still hold the same things to be ethically important after 2008 as before. I suspect the same is true for Cheney. All that changed was value-neutral beliefs about how the world works.
In neither of these situation did values (i.e. emotionally-charged beliefs) change. I still hold the same things to be ethically important after 2008 as before. I suspect the same is true for Cheney. All that changed was value-neutral beliefs about how the world works.